Mango - Sisters

It feels a bit redundant to ask if, maybe even discuss, any instances of sisterhood show up in the reading... but I guess I'll do so anyways. 
I found it interesting the different emotions the narrator impressed upon the reader, and how quickly they switched from one feel to another. As well as moving between these, I also felt like she flipped between a positive view of sisterhood to that of a negative one.

Example: there are a series of reflections (Beautiful & Cruel, Red Clowns, Linoleum Roses) that all include extreme examples of degredation of women, many times, in which, other women stand to the side, allowing it to go on. In Linoleum Roses, Esperanza clearly states that Sally only receives visitors, but only when her husband is at work... Why then, if her friends are aware of her living conditions, do they not help? It says so much about the restrictions of women and the discouragement of a full sisterhood, one in which they'd remove another from such an abusive situation/relationship.

The last exerpt, following directly behind Linoleum Roses, however, is, in its strange way, positive and almost uplifting. From the three old sisters, Esperanza finds a source of strength and support to leave the circumstances in which she is trapped, a clear metaphor, if I don't say so myself, for their conditions of life. In their encouragement of her leave, however, they ask her to "remember to come back for the others." The statement/passage was so empowering, I was baffled to understand that that was indeed what I was feeling - a pride in the bonds of my sex.